ANDHRA PARDESH OUTLINE

The state of Andhra Pradesh is located along the eastern coast of southern India. It shares its boundary with Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana in the north, Tamil Nadu in the south, the Bay of Bengal to the east and Karnataka in the west and south-west. Andhra Pradesh is the eighth largest state of India by area and tenth largest in terms of population. It has the second longest coastline (974 km) in India after Gujarat.

Date of Formation:  Carved out of Madras state on 1st October1953

Capital &Imp Cities:  Hyderabad,Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Vijayawada,Nellore, Chittoor,Anantapur, Secunderabad

 Reorganized (Telangana excluded) on 2nd June 2014

Districts :13

Language:Telugu (Official language) Urdu

Known as/for:Egg bowl of Asia, Kohinoor of India, State with 2nd longest coastline (972 km)

Physical characteristics:

Consists of coastal regions, plateau, and plains.

Forests in the state can be divided into 4 major biotic provinces:

 Deccan Plateau - 53%

Central Plateau - 35%

 Eastern Highland -11%.

 East Coastal Plains - 1%

Natural vegetation:

 Tropical shrub land in the inner regions

Tropical dry forest to the west.

Major rivers:

Godavari (Dakshin Ganga) flowing from Brahmagiri mountain in Maharashtra to → Antarvedi into → the Bay of Bengal.

Krishna flowing from Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra to → Andhra Pradesh through Karnataka.

festivals:Ugadi, Rama Navami,Maha Sivarathri, Tirupati Brahmosavam

Major art forms:

 Dance: Kuchipudi, Butta Bommalu,Veeranatyam, Lambadi, Harikatha,Burra katha (katha → storytelling) 

Muggulu floor painting, Tirupati paintingTextile art: KalamkariIndustrySugar, textiles, IT, Pearl jewellery,silver filigree & tobacco research & farming

Minerals:

Minerals found: oil, natural gas, manganese,asbestos, iron ore, ball clay, fire clay, gold,diamonds, graphite, dolomite, quartz,tungsten, steatitic, feldspar, silica sand

Rich in Industrial Minerals 1/3rd of India's limestone reserves, Internationally known for large exclusive barytes &galaxy granite deposits

 Mining: Uranium Bauxite, Copper manganese, gold, asbestos, mica,

Agriculture:

Rice, maize, millets, sugar cane, cotton, chili,pepper, nuts, oil seeds, pulse, nuts

Geographical indications:

Srikalahasthi Kalamkari, Kondapalli Bommalu,

Machilipatnam Kalamkari,Budithi Bell and Brass Craft,Shadow Puppets, Bobbili Veena,Uppada Jamdani Sarees, Tirupati Laddu,Venkatagiri Sarees,Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabrics,Dharmavaram Handloom Pattu Sarees,Guntur Sannam Chilli and Paavadas

State animal :Blackbuck

State Indian roller

State flower :Lotus

Important historical sites:

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple,Kanipakam temple, Talakona waterfall,Victoria Museum, Golconda Fort,Borra Caves, Adoni Fort,Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy, etc.

World heritage sites:

Ramsar sites Kolleru Lake Biodiversity hotspots

Endemic bird areas :

Bird sanctuaries:Pulicat Bird Sanctuary,Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary,Rollapadu Bird Sanctuary,Kondakarla Bird Sanctuary,Kolleru Bird Sanctuary

National parks :Sri Venkateswara National Park

Biosphere reserve 

Wildlife sanctuaries:

• Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary,
• Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary,
• Kolleru Bird Sanctuary,
• Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary,
• Nagarjunasagar Srisaila(Project Tiger), Rolla Padu,Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary,
• Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary,
• Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary,
• Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuar(Project Elephant), Nelapattu,
• Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary,
• Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary